In the last day or three, I've heard of three people I know who either have COVID or seem to have the symptoms and are awaiting tests. None of these was one of those "I'd rather die from the virus than the vaccine" people. All three are folks who had no problem with the vaccine except getting around to actually getting jabbed. Double sigh.
Greenblatt's Delicatessen up on Sunset closed its doors last night — maybe forever but maybe not. The owner is looking for a buyer so maybe it'll come back like Nate 'n Al's deli in Beverly Hills did. Greenblatt's was a great deli with awful parking. It's on the same block as The Laugh Factory so it was often full of comedians…and their parking lot was often full of comedians' cars.
A lot of restaurants I like have closed lately. The Enterprise Fish Company is gone, both locations — the one out in Venice and the one up north in Santa Barbara. I liked 'em both a lot. How much The Pandemic had to do with all these closures is unknown to me but obviously, it had some impact. It's had some impact on everything.